‘American Idol’ season seven champ David Cook and runner-up David Archuleta visited the ‘Today’ show on Thursday (May 29) to perform in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Cook talked with Merideth Vieira about his “cougar” fan base, his long struggle as an artist finally paying off, and being amazed ‘Time Of My Life’ is #1 on iTunes. Archuleta talked with Matt Lauer about how he’s not used to have so many fans, hoping for the best for a musical career going forward, and dealing with nerves. Footage of Cook performing ‘Time Of My Life’ and Archuleta performing ‘Think Of Me’ at MSN.com has since been removed.

During David Archuleta’s appearance on ‘Larry King Live’ on Friday (May 23), Larry asked the ‘American Idol’ season seven runner-up whether his father Jeff was a problem for the show’s producers at all. “Well, we didn’t see the producers too much,” he said. “You know, I’d see them every now and then and then talk and stuff. But, you know, he was just – he was – he had to be there for guardian. I always had a guardian.”

Asked if Jeff was pushy, the 17-year-old responded, “You know, he always has his opinion about things. And, you know, a lot of times I’d (INAUDIBLE) what he – his suggestions. And I didn’t always, you know – you know, sometimes it’s like, oh, yes, that’s – you know, thanks for your advice, but, you know, I’m just going to go for this and stuff like that. You know, it’s just about taking risks and, you know, there are some things that I was kind of scared to try and I just went for it and it was, you know, a great learning experience.”

Later, Larry asked Archuleta if he and his father are close. “Oh, yes. Yes. You have to, to go through all this, you know, him having to always be there,” David responded. “He was my roommate so — well, I had Chikezie, too. And he was a good roommate too. But after Chikezie left, I just had my dad there.” Check out the entire transcript at CNN.com.

Ramiele Malubay, who was voted off ‘American Idol’ last week, visited the ‘Today’ show on Tuesday (April 8) to talk about her time on the hit FOX program and how her life has changed since appearing on the show. “People can say my name now,” Ramiele remarked, adding that she “kind of” thought it could be her week after the Dolly Parton performance. Watch the interview below.

‘Today’ On Ramiele Malubay’s ‘American Idol’ Exit

April 4, 2008 – ‘Today’ co-host Meredith Vieira reported on Wednesday night’s ouster of ‘American Idol’ finalist Ramiele Malubay, talking with Entertainment Weekly’s Dave Karger, who suggested she could have a post ‘Idol’ career in different parts of the world. Caryn Ganz also discussed the difficulty past ‘Idol’ stars have had releasing music not having the top rated show to give them the twice weekly publicity boost. Watch the report below.

Is Dave Archuleta’s Stage Dad Hurting His ‘American Idol’ Chances?

April 2, 2008 – Rumors are saying that Dave Archuleta’s father could be pushing the ‘American Idol’ favorite too hard and affecting his performances. NBC’s Michael Okwu reported on the situation, talking with TMZ.com’s Harvey Levin and Entertainment Weekly’s Dave Karger about the “stage dad”. Watch the segment, aired Tuesday (April 1) on ‘Today’, below.

‘American Idol’ Castoff David Hernandez Visits ‘Today’

March 17, 2008 – David Hernandez, who was voted off ‘American Idol’ last week, visited the ‘Today’ show on Monday (March 17), discussing whether his stripper past influenced America’s voting him off and what he’s gained from being on the show. He said he hoped that America voted him off based on song selection, not things he’s done in the past. Watch the interview below the fold.

David Hernandez Voted Off ‘American Idol’

March 13, 2008 – Last night’s ‘American Idol’ saw 24-year-old contender David Hernandez with a stripper past become the first of the final twelve contestants in the hit FOX show get sent home. “Honestly, things happen for a reason,” Hernandez said after host Ryan Seacrest revealed the results of the 29 million votes. “I think we all have a plan. This isn’t it for me.” Kristy Lee Cook and Syesha Mercado, also in the bottom three, survived for another week. Watch a report from the ‘Today’ show, featuring comments from Dina Sansing from Us Weekly suggesting David’s controversial past had a negative impact on the votes he received, below.

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